Dazzling lights, beaming smiles, live holiday music and amazing edible structures are all a part of the Wood Memorial Library and Museum's 4th Annual Gingerbread House Festival. This is the final weekend for the public to view the display and take part in the fundraising event.

More than 100 houses are featured in the festival and were made by all kinds of people, from professional pastry chefs at top businesses and restaurants, to members of local organizations and individual residents.

"It's really an event for everyone," said festival founder and chairperson Bonnie Grover. "People will be surprised when they come."

This year's decorating theme was loosely based on the children's movie Frozen and features plenty of "icy" ornaments and embellishments courtesy of Nancy Masters and her husband Ron. Masters said that the decorations help to set the atmosphere for attendees.

"We're trying to give everybody an experience besides just looking at gingerbread houses," she said. "You want to be able to come in and get this whole feeling that was really worth your time because it's such a magical, mystical thing."

Grover said she was inspired to create the festival based on her experiences making gingerbread houses with a friend. Her childhood memories led her to become the driving force behind the event.

"Years and years ago I learned how to make a gingerbread house from a German girl who was living with us for a year as an exchange student, and I've made one every year since for 28 years," Grover said. She added that the festival has become a "cult phenomenon" since she convinced the Wood Memorial Library staff to hold the festival four years ago.

Visitors to the display have the opportunity to take a piece of the gingerbread wonderland home with them. Many of the houses are part of a "tea cup raffle." Participants can purchase tickets and fill them out with their contact information and drop them in the red boxes next to the gingerbread houses. Some houses are available for bid during the ongoing silent auction, as well. Other novelties and baked goods are available in the gift shop, along with the library's new cookbook, "Favorite Holiday Recipes of the Wood."

The last day of the festival is Saturday, Dec. 13. Hours for Thursday and Friday are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and hours for Saturday are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.